Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] it on [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll be happy to give you her address , or send it on for you . |
| 2 | If you have been nominated to respond to an SPR , this option enables you to accept responsibility for the SPR or to pass it on to another user . |
| 3 | When that did not work they tried pumping or spraying it on to neighbouring fields , hoping it would filter through the ground by natural causes . |
| 4 | Can you eliminate some of the administration — or pass it on to the administrators — thereby releasing your time for more profitable activities ? |
| 5 | She took the proffered tiny scrap of blotting paper and wiped it on to her tongue . |
| 6 | ‘ He connected a wire to his computer , ran it under the carpet downstairs and soldered it on to the line so he could still make calls . |
| 7 | He had moved in and taken the stuffiness out of the business , slaughtering its ‘ professional ’ pretensions , and bringing it on to the High Street long before the present new wave of trendy estate agents . |
| 8 | The spokesman for United Engineering Steels said Irish firm Malone Parkinson Project Design had bought the furnaces and associated equipment and sold it on to the Chinese . |
| 9 | He selected a tape from the rack and threaded it on to a spare machine . |
| 10 | An unsuspecting crew member intercepted a call destined for the prince and passed it on to Diana . |
| 11 | Culley took change from a ten pound note from the barman and passed it on to Stan , then carried the drinks over to the table where Kelso was sitting . |
| 12 | The very poor even sold the combings of their hair , to hawkers who came by crying for it , and passed it on to the dollmakers in Naples where it would stuff the turban of a king or tassel the tail of a donkey for a Nativity crib at Christmas . |
| 13 | ‘ They found it when they returned , and passed it on to me . ’ |
| 14 | Tuppe screwed it up and flung it on to the carpet . |
| 15 | We 're just a few miles away from the Meadowses ’ place , ’ he added , reaching forward to extract a map from the glove compartment , and tossing it on to her lap . |
| 16 | We will select a winner , publish the card in the paper , and send it on to the national finals . |
| 17 | One of mankind 's first artistic gestures was to cover his hand with charcoal and press it on to a cave wall : ‘ I , man , was here ! ’ |
| 18 | Dampen the edge of the buckram , bring over the seam allowance of the band and press it on to the dampened edge , notching out excess fabric on inward curves . |
| 19 | Cut out or draw a picture of Freda and glue it on to the bookmark . |
| 20 | However , once at the pinnacle of his ambition , his only aim could be to preserve his complete control of the Romanian Party and State , and to pass it on to his own chosen successor . |
| 21 | Each sex continued to use its original language and to pass it on to their same-sex offspring . |
| 22 | " Besides all this Tristan learned to ride nimbly with shield and lance , to spur his mount skilfully on either flank , put it to the gallop with dash , wheel and give it free rein and urge it on with his knees , in strict accordance with the chivalric art . |
| 23 | Take the second stitch and place it on to the first needle . |
| 24 | Take the third stitch and place it on to the next left-hand side empty needle and so on all along the row . |
| 25 | As he tried , several times , to restart his car before giving up and pushing it on to the verge to await rescue , traffic on the M8 from Glasgow quickly built up until there was a three-mile tailback . |
| 26 | Every time a scientist hears an idea and passes it on to somebody else , he is likely to change it somewhat . |
| 27 | He contracts HIV and passes it on to his wife , who then passes it on to their child . |
| 28 | ‘ He gets the money from someone else and passes it on to Osman ? ’ |
| 29 | He went and got his overcoat and put it on over his pyjamas and sat at the table smoking a cigarette . |
| 30 | When she had undressed and put it on without catching her own eye in the mirror she went back to the other room and dumped the handbag on top of the dressing-table . |